School seat and desk



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W. P. CSNNBR. SCHOOL SEAT AND DESK.

No. 365,297.' Patented June 21,1887.

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A UNITED STATES 4PATENT OFFICE.

VILLIAM P. CONNER, OF BLOOMSBURG, PNNSYLVANIA.

SCHOOL SEAT AND DESK.

SPECIFICATION rforming part of Letters Patent No. 365,297, dated June21, 1887.

` Application tiled June 12, 1586.

'To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM P. CONNER, a citizen of the UnitedStatesresiding at Blooms burg, in the county of Columbia and State ofPennsylvapia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in School Seatsand Desks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates Yto improvements in school seats and desks; and itconsists of the peculiar combination vand novel construction andarrangement of the various parts for service, substantially ashereinafter fullyset forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of my present invention is to provide improved means whichshall dispense with the end pieces or frames at the ends of school desksand seats,which are objectionable for a variety of reasons, among'whichmay be Amentioned that they are always in the way of thelorush or broomin sweeping the floor, and the scholar or occupant of theseatvinvariably kicks or strikes against the said end pieceintakingandleavinghisorherseat. Iproposetoem-` ploy two transverse andonelongitudinal frame or section, which are to be suitably secured npo'nthe door and connected and arranged relativelyto each other, so that thelongitudinal section or frame shall be located betweentwo desks andserve as the supports therefor; and to the transverse sections or framesare hinged or pivotally connected the folding seats,

which can be adjusted for use independently or separately, instead ofconnecting thesaid seats, and thereby compelling both of them to befolded or unfolded when desired to leave one of the seats or occupy thesame, as has heretofore been customary.

A further object of my invention is to provide an improved seat and backtherefor, which shallbe more durable and strong than the slatted seatlheretofore employed; to provide an improved hinge which will rest orlie at any position or angle to which it is'moved without danger offalling or breaking, and to improve the several parts inY minor details,so that they will be simple and strong in construction and cheap andinexpensive of manufacture.

In the accompanying drawings,which illus- Y trate a school desk andseatembodying my invention, Figurelis a diagram view showing therelative arrangement, in series, of the frames orsections, the desk andseat proper being serial No. 204,989. (No rubati.)

removed. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a section of the frame with thedesk and seat appliedthereto. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view through the desk, taken on one side of the section 2.Figs. 4 and 5 are enlarged perspective views of the longitudinal andtransverse sections of the desk detached. Fig. 6 is a like view of theseat bracket and hinge. Fig. 7' isa similar view of one of the foldableseats and the rigid back therefor.

Referring to the drawings, in which like numerals of reference denotecorresponding parts in all theiigures, 1 designates the transversesections and 2 the longitudinal sections,

which are arranged in series throughout the f building to form theaisles, the longitudinal sections 2 being arranged at right angles tothe transverse sections and in line with each other throughout theseries, as shown in Fig. l. The longitudinal sections are arranged atthe middle of the transverse sections, and are firmly but detachablyconnected therewith.

.Each of these .sections is formed in a single -the said sections arefurther provided at their upper edges with horizontal flanges or lugs 6,

which eitend or project outwardly therefrom,

and are disposed or located immediately over the sockets 5. Thelongitudinal sections are provided at their ends with projecting tenonsYV7, which tit snugly in the sockets 5 of the transverse sections andlie beneath the lianges 6 thereof, and the upper edges of the saidsections 1 and 2 are in line or iiush with each other. The longitudinalsection 2 is provided with upwardly-extending arms 8, which are arrangedat or near the middle of the horizontal section and cross or intersecteach other, the upper extremities of whichare con- Vnected by a tie-bar,9, which has perforated ears orlugs 10. The arms S are projected abovethe tie-bar 9, and also connected by another bar, 11, having similarlugs, v12, and to IOO the bars or arms 9 11 are secured the bottomboard, 13, and the top 11 of the desk proper, by means of screws or thelike.

15 designates the seat-bracket, two of which are provided for cach of'the transverse sections. Each of these seat-brackets are cast in asingle piece of metal, and comprise the angleplate 1G, the horizontalarms 17 at each end of and projecting outwardly from the angleplate, thecurved or 1oop-shaped arms 18, connected with the arms 17, and theconnectingbar 19 at the upper extremities of the arms 18. Theangle-plate 16 bears on the upper and one of the vertical faces of thetransverse section, to which it is rigidly secured by means of a screwor holt, 20, and the cross or connecting bar 19 has the lower end of theend sections, 2l, bolted or otherwise secured rigidly thereto. The endsection, 21, of the desk is extended upwardly and provided with thehorizontal arms or bars 22 and 23, which are separated from one anotherand connected' by intermediate arms, all of which are cast in a singlepiece. The bars 22 and 23 are each provided with projecting lugs 25,which are perforated for the passage of screws and the like to rigidlyand firmly secure the bottom board, 13, and the top 14: of thedeskthereto, the top being extended beyond the end section to conceal thelatter. There are two end sections for each pair Vof desks, and the topis extended beyond the sections 21 to conceal the same par tlall y.There are two independent seats pro vided for each of the transversesections 1, being located on opposite sides of the longitudinal section2,one seat being provided for the desk, which is arranged on either sideof the longitudinal section. The end sections, being secured to thetransverse section at their lower ends, do not come in contact with thefioor, and hence do not obstruct or impede the scholar or occupant ofthe desk in leaving or taking his seat, and also permit ready access bya brush or broom in sweeping the floor. The seat-brackets are eachprovided with sockets or bearings 24, in which are journaled thetrnnnions 26 of a casting, 27,which is secured to the seat by screws orthe like, and on these trunnions bear springs 28, which are clamped orheld in place on the transverse section by the horizontal portion of theangleplate 16 of the seat-bracket bearing thereon. The seat can beturned to an upright position on the trunnions, and the rearlower edgethereof fits or rests in the loops of the arms 1S, and the seat bearsagainst the back, and when the seat is turned to a horizontal positionfor use the casting 27 thereof bears squarely on the transverse plate 16and provides a firm and secure support for the person or occupant. Thesprings 2S serve to hold the seat at any desired position or angle whenadjusting the latter. The seat 29 is made of a single piece of wood,which is of the desired size, and the upper surface thereof is curved,as at 30, to provide the bulged portion 31 to accommodate or con form tothe shape of the occupant, and the V'back 32 is 'likewise curved at 33and secured at its lower edge by means of the connectingv bar 19 of thescat-bracket fitting in a groove, 31, while the upper edge of the saidback is secured to a transverse strip, 35, that is secured to the top.

The desk can be easily and readily connected or put together, and it isa very substantial and strong structure, and theparts are simple andcheap.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a school-desk, the combination of the fixed transverse sections 1,arranged a short distance from eachother, thelongitudinal section 2,independent of and arranged at right angles to and between thetransverse sections and rigidly but detaehably connected at its endsthereto, anda desk independent of but supported .on the sections,substantially as described, f'or the purpose set forth.

2. In a school-desk, the combination ofthe fixed transverse sections 1,arranged a short distance from one another, the longitudinal section 2,arranged at right angles to and between the transverse sections andrigidly but dctachably connected at its ends thereto, the fixeddetachable side sections, 21, connected to the transverse sections 1,opposite to but parallel with the longitudinal sections, and the desksecured to the sections, substantially as described, for the purpose setforth.

3. In aschool-desk, the combination of a scries of fixed transversesections, 1, arranged a short distance from one another, a series oflongitudinal sections, 2, intermediate of the transverse sections, towhich they are rigidly connected and arranged in line with each other,the side sections, 21, arranged on opposite sides of each longitudinalsection and connected at their lower ends to the transverse sections,and the bottom and top boards, 13 14, affixed to the side andlongitudinal sections and forming the desk, substantially as described,for the purpose set forth.

4. rlhe combination of the xed transverse sections 1, having the centralsockets ou their opposing sides, the intermediate longitudinal sections,2, having vthe tenons at their ends, which fit snugly in the saidsockets, the fixed side sections, 21, arranged at opposite sides of thelongitudinal sections and connected at their lower ends to thetransverse sections, and the bottom and top boards secured to the lou-IIS gitudinal and side sections, substantially as delongitudinalsection, and the bottom and top boards affixed to the said horizontalbars of the longitudinal and side sections, substantially as described,for the purpose set forth.

6. The combination of a supporting-section extending upward from thefloor, a seat-bracket rigidly connected to the said section and having ahorizontal bar, 19, at its rear upper side, and a back, 32, independentof and having no connection with the supporting-section, which back isprovided with a groove, 34, in its lower edge, in which groove the bar19 is fitted, whereby the back is rigidly connected to and supportedsolely by the fixed seat-braeket, substantially as described, for thepurpose set forth.

7. The combination of a'supporting-seclion extending upward. from theHooi-,aseat-bracket rigidly connected to the said section, a seat hingedto the bracket, and a back rigidly secured to the bracket at a pointbeyond the pivotal point of connection of the seat thereto, but havingno other connection with the seat supporting section, whereby theseat-bracket serves as the fixed support for both the seat and its back,substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

8. In a school desk and seat, the combinalion of the transverse section,aseatbracket having the angle-plate 16, provided with the socket 24,.and the loop-shaped arms eonnected together, a casting having a seat,and trunnions journaled in the socket of the seatbracket, and thesprings bearing on the trunnions, substantially as described.

9. In a school-desk, the fixed transverse sections 1, arranged atintervals apart, combined with the longitudinal sections 2, arranged atright angles to and intermediately between the transverse sections,saidlongitudinal and transverse sections 1 2 being made of independentcastings and serving to support the desk, and connected by interlockingjoints at the several points of intersection, as set forth.

10. -In a school-desk, the combination of the 11. In a school-desk, thetransverse supportingsection 1, secured to the door, combi-ned with thelongitudinal sections 2, connected to the transverse sections, saidlongitudinal sections forlning one side support for the desk and thelside sections, 21, forming the other side support for the desk andconnected to the transverse sections 1, the seat having itsattaching-bracket secured on the sections 1, and

Athe back secured to the attaching-bracket of the seat, as set forth.

12. In aschool-desk, the transverse sections 1, secured to the floor,the longitudinal sections 2, secured to the transverse sections andforming one side support for the desk, the seat-bracket secured to thetransverse sections 1, the side sections, 21, forming the other sidesupport for the desk and secured to the seatbracket, and the back 32,secured to t-he seatbracket, as set forth.

13. In a school-desk,the supporting-section, the seat-bracket securedthereto and formed with socket-bearings and carrying a spring, and aseat journaled in the socket-bearings and having the said spring bearingand acting upon its journals at all times, asset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLAM P. CONNER.

Witnesses:

GEO. E. WILBUR, SAM C. BROWN.

